From the sky map, it is very clear to observe:

The Bagua-like network of countless unspeakable creatures is rapidly spreading around the center of the Milky Way.

It's like a huge spider's web, gradually spreading throughout the universe.

That diffusion speed was even on par with Li Xiu's solar sailing spaceship.

At present, the main forces of mankind are almost all concentrated on the Black Worm Star in the Z region of the Milky Way.

The Black Worm Star is located at the edge of the Milky Way, and at the speed of Li Xiu's solar sailing spacecraft, it will take almost thirty years to reach it.

And the diffusion speed of the unspeakable gossip network is the same as that of Li Xiu's solar sailing spacecraft.

In other words, it will take almost thirty years for the gossip network to completely erode the entire galaxy.

Time is running out for humanity.

Thinking of this, Cheng Huo said: "Can't we send the news back to the Black Worm Star now, there is no long-distance communication equipment on this spaceship?" ”

"In the past, the 'headquarters' did have a means of long-distance communication, but now it is long gone."

Li Xiu explained: "If you want to communicate in the universe, it is unrealistic to rely on optical signals or electromagnetic waves alone. ”

"Actually, light is also a type of wave, and they are very fast."

"But even the speed of light is still too slow relative to the distance between different planets in the universe."

"Take my solar sailboat, for example. The curvature engine on my spaceship can reach about 1,000 times the speed of light at the fastest. ”

"But even if it is a thousand times the speed of light, it will take a full thirty years to return to Black Worm Star."

"This distance is indeed far away," Cheng Huo thought for a while, "In this way, if you use optical signals and electromagnetic waves to transmit information, it will take about three to forty thousand years to transmit back to the Black Worm Star from the center of the Milky Way." ”

"Hmm."

Li Xiu continued: "Therefore, in order to transmit information more efficiently, the people of the 'headquarters' turned to use the treasure 'Shinto Ding' produced from the cultivation of true civilization. ”

Shinto Ding is a member of the Shadow Pavilion and is used for communication.

As one of the members of the Shadow Pavilion, Cheng Huo is all too familiar with this treasure.

He was puzzled: "In my impression, it seems that the Shinto Ding can only allow monks to communicate between galaxies that are not too far apart, and if the distance is too far, it will not be able to contact each other, right?" ”

"Not bad."

Li Xiu nodded and said, "So in order to infinitely extend the communication distance of the Divine Dao Ding, the 'headquarters' has built countless base stations on various planets in the galaxy. These base stations, you can directly understand as an enlarged version of the 'Shinto Ding', they play the role of relay, and help transmit information. ”

As an earthling, the concept of base station is still clear.

"Then as more and more planets in the galaxy were eroded by unspeakable creatures and fell, more and more base stations became unusable, and over time, the method of using base stations to transmit information was gradually abandoned," he said thoughtfully. ”

"Yes." Li Xiu followed: "So the method of relying on remote communication tools to transmit information is not to think about it anymore. ”

Hearing this, Chengsheng fell silent.

Leaning less, he proposed again: "What about the law wooden door?" Shall we directly open the law wooden door again and teleport directly back to the Black Worm Star? At most, it's a little bit of a price to pay when you open the door. ”

"If nothing else, the law wooden door should no longer be usable." Li Xiu replied, "Before the conflict between Michen Dragon Daoist and the unspeakable creatures, the wooden door was still usable, but now, the unnamed creatures of the entire galaxy have been awakened and become extremely active. ”

"And because the unnamed creatures all have 'uncertainty' and can interfere with the law wooden door, as long as the indescribable creatures in the universe do not stop for a day, the law wooden door will never be able to be used."

"Unless."

"Unless what?" The moment he heard the words 'unless', Chengsheng's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked Li Xiu.

The latter said, "Unless we can find an area where there are no unspeakable creatures, that is, an uncontaminated area." ”

"If there are no unspeakable creatures in the unpolluted area, there will naturally be no 'uncertainty', and the use of the law wooden door will not be disturbed."

"How is this possible!" Cheng Huo said: "If our current location is in the Z region of the Milky Way like the Black Worm Star, then it is okay to say. ”

"But we're now in Region A of the Milky Way, where almost all the planets have fallen, and there are one or more unspeakable ones on it."

"So how could there be an uncontaminated area!"

"No, no, no." Li Xiu retorted: "Actually, we can create an 'unpolluted area' by man, and there is no need to look for the unpolluted area that exists naturally."

"Artificial??" Cheng Huo was stunned when he heard this: "How can it be man-made? ”

Li Xiu said: "Unspeakable creatures feed on human emotions, so they generally only stay on planets inhabited by humans. ”

"In other words, if there are no human beings in a certain star field, that is, no man's land, then there must be no unspeakable creatures on that planet."

"But human footprints have almost covered the entire galaxy, so it's too hard and too difficult to find a natural no-man's land."

"So."

When Li Xiu said this, he suddenly stopped, and Chong Chenghuo showed a meaningful smile.

Survive and comprehend its meaning.

He said with a slight shock in his tone: "You mean to say that we can artificially create a 'no man's land' by unscrupulous means, even by means of slaughter??" ”

"Hey,"

Li Xiu, who had always been expressionless, rarely showed a smile on his face at this time.

There was a hint of madness in that smile, and at the same time there was an unusual calmness: "Don't bear it. We are doing this in order to get the news back to Black Worm as soon as possible, so that the people at HQ can prepare early, and then save all of humanity and the future of humanity. ”

Li Xiu finally rushed to life and said: "It is very cost-effective to exchange the lives of human beings on an entire planet for the survival of other human beings in the universe, and even the future of all human beings, isn't it?" ”

This.

Although human life cannot be measured by value alone, the "tram problem" will always be an unsolvable issue.

However, the current situation of survival is not just the 'tram problem'.

After all, this choice is likely to affect the future of all human beings in the universe, and if something goes wrong, then it is not impossible to indirectly lead to the extinction of all mankind.

So, what exactly should be slaughtering an entire field of humans to drive out the unspeakable creatures and send the news back to Black Worm Star?

Or should we honestly take the solar sail ship back and wait for 30 years to face the 10,000-year catastrophe with all mankind?

"What, are you tangled?"

Seeing the hesitation on Cheng Huo's face, Li Xiu said: "Although there are various high-tech weapons on my spaceship, they can more effectively inflict a devastating blow on the target planet. However, the weapons on the technology side are often unable to slaughter all the life on the target planet. ”

"If you really want to leave no one behind, you monks still have to go out. Therefore, it is really necessary to clear the 'no man's land'. ”

"Of course." Saying that, Li Xiu looked at the three of Huang Ye, Thunder and the Mother of Pain on the side: "During this period, the three of you also need to be assisted by the side, in short, I have to trouble you to be an executioner this time." ”

On the one hand, the future of mankind in the universe is on the other, and on the other hand, the lives of countless human beings.

After struggling in the cockpit of the spaceship for a long time, he finally said, "Okay, I did this." ”

"Then count me in!"

Hearing Cheng Huo's answer, Lei Ting also followed: "Although this dirty work can be easily completed by only Cheng Daoyou, but the huge psychological pressure and guilt generated afterwards can't be borne by Cheng Daoyou alone, so I can't score part of it." ”

Although Lei Ting has low emotional intelligence and an impulsive personality, he is very righteous.

Especially when faced with a similar choice, he is usually the first to go up.

Now that Thunder has said this, whether the Mother of Pain and the Emperor Ye are willing or not, they are embarrassed to back down at the moment.

So Huang Ye immediately chimed in: "Then count me in, I will also share a part of this dirty work!" ”

"And me." The Mother of Pain also followed.

"Good!"

Seeing that the four of them had already made up their minds, Li Xiu's voice trembled slightly: "Actually, the scientific researchers of our 'headquarters' all have a conjecture, but because the implementation conditions of this conjecture are too harsh, it has not been confirmed. ”

"And now, I can finally verify that conjecture is true."

Speaking of this, the fanaticism in Li Xiu's eyes reappeared: "This conjecture is: when there is a foreign enemy who wants to exterminate the human race on an entire planet, the native unspeakable creatures on the planet will take action and spare no effort to protect the human race, just like a farmer, it is a truth that he will protect the cattle and sheep in his pasture." ”

"This conjecture has been put forward by the researchers of the 'headquarters' for a long time, but the slaughter of an entire planet of human beings is too inhumane, so this conjecture has always been just a conjecture and has not been confirmed."

Cheng Huo understood what Li Xiu meant.

He followed Li Xiu's words and said, "In other words, if this conjecture is true, then next, I, and the four of Thunder, Huangye, and the Mother of Pain will have to face not only the people of an entire planet, but also the unspeakable creatures on the planet?" ”

"Hmm." Li Xiu nodded and replied: "However, the power of unspeakable creatures is almost endless, so it is best for you not to be enemies with them, and it is best to use methods similar to boiling frogs in warm water to gradually bring the human beings on the planet to extinction." ”

"Well," he continued, "and to reduce your guilt afterwards, I'll try to choose a few planets where there are few humans, preferably only one or two planets." ”

"Area A definitely can't find a star field that meets the criteria. After all, most of the planets in Area A have been completely polluted by unspeakable organisms. ”

"And almost all human beings who are completely polluted by unspeakable creatures have the characteristic of 'immortal and immortal'."

"So we're going to have to drive the ship to Area B, or C, or something closer to the outer side of the galaxy, and then we're going to look for it."

Li Xiu finally added: "If you drive from Area A to Area B or Area C, it may take one to two years on the way. ”

"Thirty years is too long, and the 'headquarters' and all of humanity may not be able to afford to wait, but it is okay to delay only a year or two."

In order to be able to efficiently slaughter life on an entire planet and create a 'zone where unspeakable creatures do not exist'.

After the four of them reached an agreement, Chengsheng, Thunder, the Mother of Pain, and the Emperor Night went to retreat and practice in the secret room on the solar sailing spaceship, and felt the power of the law.

Meanwhile.

Since there are almost no entertainment facilities on this solar sailing spacecraft, the survivors of Planet 001 almost spend their time by playing poker, chess, and even sex-related activities almost every day after boarding the ship.

They eat a bland and tasteless toothpaste-like nutritious paste every day.

In this way, nearly a year has passed in a flash. During this period, nearly one-tenth of the boarders on board the Solar Sailing Ship voluntarily underwent a 'painless injection' because they could not bear the loneliness of the flight, and all of them died.

Less than 1 in 10 people have become either insane or manic because of psychological problems.

Some of these people were directly disposed of by Li Xiu, and the other part was imprisoned in a private room and restricted in their freedom.

Of course, most of these people who are either dead or crazy are ordinary people who are unable to cultivate, or whose cultivation talent is extremely low, so low that they can hardly be saved.

Those who have the talent for cultivation pass the time with penance, but they don't find it so difficult

…

Year after year.

Two years have passed in a blink of an eye.

Milky Way Region C, in an unnamed galaxy.

Li Xiusuo rode on the solar sail spaceship.

In the cockpit.

Li Xiu looked at the starry sky map and rushed to the four of Chengsheng, Thunder, Huangye and Mother of Pain on the side: "Due to the scarcity of signs of life in this star field, most of the galaxies in it have not been clarified, and then the planets have not been numbered. ”

"Due to the small number of people, after scanning this field, I only found one planet with signs of life activity."

"So your mission this time is only to destroy life on this planet."

"Understood." Cheng Huo replied, "Is there any information you can give us before we leave?" ”

Li Xiu spread his hands and said: "It is said that it is a star field with few signs of life, and this kind of star field is not even recorded in the 'headquarters', so where did I get the information to you." ”

"But I have a few words to tell you, which can be regarded as a reminder,"

Li Xiu continued: "First, don't stimulate the unnamed creatures on the target planet, otherwise let the unnamed creatures spread pollution, causing some humans to become its derivatives and have the characteristics of 'immortal and indestructible', then the planet will never become a 'no man's land'." ”

"We'll take care of that." "In order to avoid attracting the attention of the native unspeakable creatures, when we descend on the target planet, we will first take a body to hide, and then when we carry out an extermination operation, we will use as little 'emotional power' as possible in our body. ”

"You can't be too timid." Hearing Cheng Huo say this, Li Xiu said again: "Because you have a second point to pay attention to: that is, when you act, it is impossible to delay too long in time, every time you stay on the planet for one more second, the people on the Black Worm Star will receive the news of the coming of the catastrophe one second later, so the speed of the extermination operation must be fast." ”

"When it's time to use the 'power of emotion', when it's time to kill, you still have to act decisively. Anyway, be flexible! ”

"Hmm."

Inside the cabin.

Cheng Sheng nodded and said no more.

In front of Li Xiu and the others, he waved his hand, and saw a black vortex appear in front of him out of thin air.

- This black vortex is a 'void channel' that can only be used by Merge Stage monks, and its function is to travel to and from different planets in the same galaxy.

After opening the void channel, he said to the monks such as Thunder: "Because I have never been to the target planet, this time the void channel is opened randomly, and the destination is not determined, it can only be said that there is a high probability that it will be on the surface, so everyone pay a little attention after teleporting, and then remember to find a shell to hide as soon as possible!" ”

With that, he took the lead and was the first to enter the void passage.

Thunder, the Mother of Pain, and the Imperial Night followed.

(End of chapter)